Core modules

• Management Theory and Management Practice

  These modules will provide a strong management theme and a thorough understanding of the theories and principles of management. They will enable you to develop your own individual approach to management, which will be further developed in the other modules and thereafter in your working career. As such, the same theories, principles and some practices are applicable.

• Procurement and Supply Chain Management

  This module will provide an in-depth consideration of the principles and practices of procurement across a wide range of different approaches and situations, including direct and integrated approaches such as supply chain management and partnering.

• Production Management

  This module will provide an in-depth consideration of the specialist methods and applications required to manage modern, complex and fast-paced construction projects, including CIT systems.

• Project Analysis and Strategy

  This module will examine a wide range of construction projects to see how the principles and practices learned during the course have been selected, adapted and applied in practice.

• Sustainability and Environmental Management

  Here, you will look at wider developments in environmental protection, how these affect construction, and how construction affects them. It examines the demands that greater environmental awareness places on the built environment.

• Economic, Legal and Political Framework

  The wider context in which construction exists and from which it derives significant influence is provided by this module, together with an understanding of the influence and responsibilities that construction managers have on the wider environment.

• Research, Design and Methods

• Dissertation

  This module provides the opportunity for you to identify and pursue a topic relevant to construction management that is of interest, and in which you can develop a significant level of expertise.